There has never been a better time to do business and invest in Bulgaria. You will find here what we refer to as the 3Qs, which describe Bulgaria’s competitive advantages compared to other emerging markets:
Quality of business environment
Quality of people
Quality of life
More specifically, Bulgaria offers to US companies:
Free-trade access of industrial goods to a market of 550 million consumers - the EU, EFTA, CEFTA, Israel, and Turkey.
Highly skilled, English - speaking work force at competitive terms
Exceptional IT specialists
The most predictable business environment in Eastern Europe
The lowest operational costs and tax rates in a European market economy
Excellent climate, natural scenery, food and hospitality
NATO membership since March 2004
EU membership
Liberal investment legislation
Infrastructure subsidy for investment projects over €36 million (USD $65 million)
Excellent suppliers’ base
For more information on doing business in Bulgaria contact the Consulate at:
Phone: (310) 478-6700
Fax: (310) 478-6277
E-mail: bglaconsulate@adelphia.net
Publications:
Download the Invest in Bulgaria Guide 2004 in English
(pdf version)
In the news:
Business Week Online: Forget India, Let's Go To Bulgaria
fDi Magazine (FT): Bulgaria: Providing customers with VIP services
Useful links:
Bulgarian Government Agencies
InvestBulgaria Agency (IBA)
Privatization Agency
BulgariaTravel.org
US Agencies
U.S. Commercial Service Bulgaria
Trade and Development Agency (TDA)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Sources of Financing
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Environmental Exports Programme - Export-Import Bank of the United States (EX-IM)
Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
European Investment Fund (EIF)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA - The World Bank Group)
Bulgarian Business Associations
Bulgarian Investment Information Network (BIIN)
North American-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce
Bulgarian International Business Association (BIBA)
Bulgaria Economic Forum
State Institutions
President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Bulgarian Government
Bulgarian Parliament
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria
Ministries
Ministry of Economy
Ministry of Labor and Social Policy
Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Ministry of Energy and Energy Resources
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Ministry of Environment and Water
Ministry of Education and Science
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Interior
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Culture
